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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 420 · 40 questions
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How to say it (Written but not said): kn- at the start: the k is silent — knife, knee, know. wr- at the start: the w is silent — write, wrong. After m, b is silent — lamb, comb, climb. l is silent in talk, walk, half, could; t in listen, castle, whistle; g in sign, design; h in honest, hour.

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  1. 1.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) listen (c) sign
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knot (b) could (c) rhino
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) folk (b) wrist (c) sign
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) design (c) lamb
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) l (c) p
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) answer (b) rhyme (c) knife
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) fasten (b) yolk (c) comb
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knife (b) crumb (c) would
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) castle (b) foreign (c) knot
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) foreign (c) answer
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) reign (b) honest (c) knife
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) kneel (b) answer (c) talk
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) s (c) n
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) honest (b) folk (c) knife
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) rhino (c) wrap
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k

Answer key

  1. knife
  2. k
  3. b
  4. l
  5. t
  6. l
  7. t
  8. k
  9. could
  10. b
  11. sign
  12. h
  13. g
  14. soften
  15. b
  16. rhyme
  17. yolk
  18. would
  19. t
  20. g
  21. knot
  22. k
  23. comb
  24. k
  25. reign
  26. w
  27. k
  28. h
  29. answer
  30. l
  31. w
  32. g
  33. folk
  34. plumber
  35. l
  36. w
  37. g
  38. w
  39. k
  40. l

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